Morganton, NC: The UMO Men's Golf team came away victorious with both the overall and the individual championships, as Brice Ballin came away victorious against the field of 17 other teams, including 15th ranked Belmont Abbey. Ballin finished the tournament -5 which was good enough to win him the tournament. The win set several records including tying the school record for lowest round with a 66 in the first round of the tournament and setting the record for lowest 54 hole score with a 205, four ahead of the previous record of 209. The team also set the school record for a team total score with an 291-273-278-848, 11 strokes ahead of the previous record of 859.

How They Finished:

In addition to Ballin's win (66-69-70-205), Arthur Heinbach posted a top five finish, tying for fifth place with a +1 score of 74-70-67-211. Cade Hancock posted a top 10 finish, tying for ninth place with a score of 77-67-69-213 which was good enough for 3 over par. Chandler Perry finished tied for 43rd with a +13 78-73-72-223, and Ruben van der Berg finished tied for 45th with a +14 74-75-75-224.

Key Stat:

Ballin tied for the lead in overall birdies in the tournament with 13. 

From the Coach:

"We talked about not giving up. We didn't play that well in the first round yesterday morning and in the afternoon we played much better and then this morning we started out not as good as well but finished really strong because the guys just did not give up. Our short games really bailed us out when it had to and I'm really proud of the guys they did an amazing job," said Head Coach Chip Spiron.

Whats Next:

The Trojans are off until November 1st when they travel to Florida to take part in the McDonough Cup.

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